Heat and Shop Tools

I live in a suburb or Phoenix and to say summers are hot are an understatement. My shop is in my garage and I am wondering about the heat and the belts on my drill press and band saw. Is there something I should be doing to maintain those belts, I know the heat has to take an extra toll on them.

 

I wouldn't worry about it, belts on engines live in much higher temps than a garage.

I've never had to replace a belt on any piece of shop equipment other than a few things that were 30-40 years old.

 

I live in PHX. The "convective" heat from 115 degrees is probably less destructive than "conductive" heat from metal-to-belt friction.

But the heat does melt the mounting tale used to hold the weight of a dashcam to a surface. So I leave the mount in place and unattach the dashcam (my NextBase 622 does that ... one reason I like the design) when the truck is not in use.

 

Surprised that you don’t have A/C in your shop in Phoenix.

 

Central CA, and I've got belts on my bandsaw and drill press.

Everything is just fine and I see no need to worry about them.

 

Thank you all for the replies

 

Id worry more about your lights if you work in an unisulated place. They dont like the 100 degree summers and the -10 deg winters